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Two Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) electricity sector regulations, 310 CMR 7.74: Reducing CO2 Emissions from Electricity Generating Facilities and 310 CMR 7.75: Clean Energy Standard, require MassDEP to complete a program review by Dec. 31, 2021, and every 10 years thereafter. As an initial step in the review process, MassDEP is requesting comment on the scope of the review by May 31, with plans to consider these comments in mapping the next steps, including stakeholder meetings, collecting or developing information relevant to review of the programs and drafting regulatory language.
The regulations were promulgated in 2017 to address emissions from the electricity sector and ensure compliance with the emissions limits of the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA). The first regulation, 310 CMR 7.74, includes annually declining emission limits from electric power plants and an al
No detection on soccer fields or playground area in McGrath Park; signage, fencing will be posted; Salem Parks are places where all (young and old) gather to enjoy nature, walk, exercise, play, and gather with family and friends
SALEM, Mass. Testing of soil samples from a wooded area with walking trails adjacent to the upper soccer fields at McGrath Park in Salem has been found to have elevated lead levels. The samples were collected at shallow depths of 0’ to 1’ from the surface. The levels detected in the shallow soils and the use of the site as part of the park triggered immediate notification requirements to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Waterfront development in Massachusetts has a new problem. In particular, projects that rely on a municipality’s approved municipal harbor plan and a corresponding building height exemption from what the Massachusetts waterfront development law otherwise requires will likely be blocked, at least for now. The impact is not limited to Boston, as municipal harbor plans reach deep into waterfront zoning and development statewide.
In the latest step attempting to resolve two separate actions involving a dispute over a proposed development on the City of Boston waterfront, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge recently held that the Commonwealth’s municipal harbor plan regulatory scheme was irreconcilable with the Commonwealth’s “Chapter 91” statute, which controls and dictates all development activity in and around tidelands of the Commonwealth. The Court explained that it could find no discernable wiggle room in Chapter 91’s provisions f
Water Conservation Recognition
A system will be recognized for their water conservation and Water Management Act permit implementation efforts in 2019. This award is limited to systems subject to the Water Management Act permit registration. The recipient will be notified in early May and personally be invited to join to the virtual awards ceremony on June 1, 2021.
Energy Conservation Recognition
A system will be awarded for working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing annual electric consumption (via energy audits or in-house evaluations), completed assessments for renewable and clean energy possibilities (e.g., but not limited to solar, wind, outfall turbines, combined heat and power), and show leadership in implementing energy-related projects in 2020 The recipient will be notified in early May and personally be invited to join to the virtual awards ceremony on June 1, 2021.